Gen Z’s in the UK are facing the toughest start to adult life than any generation in half a century, with key financial milestones like leaving home, buying a property and starting a family becoming even harder to achieve. In addition, millions of graduates are grappling with repaying student loans in a tough jobs market. Ahead of the government’s October Budget, how can the finances of Gen Z be fixed?

In a podcast recorded live at the FT Weekend Festival, the FT’s consumer editor Claer Barret is joined by Oliver Gardner, founder of the student loans campaign group Rethink Repayment and Abigail Foster, the former accountant turned financial educator and author, debating whether the new prime minister can “bring back hope” for younger generations.

Plus, there’s career advice from Tolani Talks Money, the investment industry professional who went public about her six-figure salary and bonus on social media, investment tips from professional trader Michael Taylor, better known online as Shifting Shares, and property and savings strategies from Brian Byrnes, director of personal finance at MoneyBox.

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This episode was made available thanks to FLIC, the FT’s Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign. Read more about FLIC here or click here, and to donate, click here.

Presented by Claer Barrett, edited by Tamara Kormornick, and mixed by Alan Leer.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year, but it's also the most expensive. Between gifts, food and travel, people can end up spending a lot of money this year. The Financial Times' Marc Filippino talks with Claer about why people are feeling the pinch this season and what they can do about it.

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This episode of Money Clinic was produced by Marc Filippino, Mischa Frankl-Duval, and Victoria Craig. Our show was mixed by Kent Militzer. Additional help from Michael Lello. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

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It’s been a rollercoaster week for both UK politics and our personal finances, with chancellor Rachel Reeves setting out tens of billions of pounds of tax rises in the Budget. But how will these new taxes be applied and what could they cost you? In a podcast recorded live at the FT, host and consumer editor Claer Barrett is joined by Dan Neidle, the founder of Tax Policy Associates; Stuart Kirk, the FT’s investment columnist; and Tej Parikh, the FT’s economics leader writer, to field questions from readers and listeners. They cover everything from what the Budget means for people investing in UK markets, the new rules on pensions and salary sacrifice, how to stay under the £100,000 threshold for childcare support and much more.

To find out how much the five-year freeze to tax thresholds could cost you, find a free link to the FT’s Budget stealth tax calculator here

Claer’s Budget column: A horrid Budget for ‘Henrys’

Salary sacrifice shake-up: what it means for staff and employers

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This episode was made available with thanks to FLIC, the FT’s Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign.

Read more about FLIC here or click here, and to donate, click here.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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